Monday, October 17, 2011

Brazil - Coffee

Brazil - Coffee

This stamp from Brazil depicts bags of coffee and raw coffee beans.  Brazil is responsible for about a third of all coffee grown in the world.  This makes Brazil the world's largest producer of coffee, a position it has held for over 150 years. According to  legend, the first coffee plant was brought to Brazil from French Guiana in 1727as a way for the Brazilian government to enter the lucrative coffee market that existed at the time.

Perforations: 12
Date of Issue: 1938

No comments:

Post a Comment